I haven't been able to post like I thought I would. Have just been so busy that I haven't even really thought about it. I'm finally in Cajamarca at the field house. We thought we would be here on Monday but we ended up changing some things. Which I will talk about at some point. Out of all the towns we have visited, I haven't really liked one more than the other. When we were in Cusco, we visited quite a few sites including Machu Picchu. It was just as memorable as I always thought it would be. We had tickets to climb Montaña which turned out to be the hike of hell. It took 2 hours to get all the way to the top, and it was literally steep steps all the way up. I could barely walk for 2 days after that hike. I also ended up getting a gnarly burn on my calves because I was so hot from hiking I rolled up my pants and was too lazy to put on sunscreen. I have quite the embarassing tan line from that one. After Cusco we spent 4 days in Puno, which was somewhat of a mistake. We had some things booked but otherwise it was a pretty crappy town with not a whole lot to do. We toured the floating islands, and got to have lunch made by the locals which was super delicious. Our favorite thing was these animal boats that we took out in a little bay off of Lake Titicaca and paddled around to kill time. We did do a lot of shopping, and luckily found a nice hotel to stay in, because the hostel we had booked was god awful. Our hotel was right by Lima street, which had a lot of great restaurants and shopping as well. We finally returned to Lima, where we still had 2 days to kill before meeting up with everyone from field school. We did more shopping, and eating. And some site seeing. Last Friday we finally met up with field school folks, and stayed in an okay hostel in a really nice area outside of Lima. I wish I had known about the area earlier, because there was an actual mall and Starbucks which made me feel a little at home. It was also right on the beach, which was a nice touch. On Sunday we took an overnight bus up to Trujillo to see more sites. The bus was pretty miserable, but nothing to do there. We got to see Chan Chan and other amazing areas. And more good food as usual. Last night we took another overnight bus down to Cajamarca. I was prepared this time and took sleeping pills and had a bit of a better trip. We got into the house at 6 this morning and everyone passed out for several hours. I didn't do much today, but I was ok with that. I unpacked everything finally, and did some food shopping. Finally had time to update my blog, and am heading to bed soon. I definitely miss Shane and my pups, but only a month until I can see them again. Out the the site tomorrow!
Not a great picture but you can see how small the unit really is and how dark the cave is. 
Ariel the puppy who makes me miss my own puppies. 
Oh yeah, forgot to mention that I spent this previous weekend sick with a stomach issue as well as a clear allergic reaction to something. In addition to a hideously swollen face I had hives which looked more like boils all over my body. Warranted a visit from a doctor in Cajamarca who came to the house. Gave me some medicine but said it was a typical bad allergic reaction and I would need to try and figure out what was causing it. Were pretty sure it was the blankets I was using it bed, so the professors bought me new blankets, pillows, and sensitive detergent. Slept like a baby last night and woke up hive free thank god. I had the hives on and off for over two weeks but they were never bad enough to effect me until my face swelled up. Things are looking up now. 
